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#### Importing a CAD by Reference

You can have multiple inspection plans reference a single CAD model. If you are using large CAD models, you can reference just one .cad file for multiple inspection plans to save disk space.

To reference a .cad file used in another inspection plan:

1. Select the File | Import | CAD By Reference menu option to show an Import dialog box.

2. From the file type list, you can choose to import a .cad, .draw, or .plancad file.

- If you import a .plancad file, the software imports both the plan features and the embedded CAD model.

- When you import a .plancad file, Planner also checks to see if the original native CAD file was modified. If it is modified, Planner asks if you want to use the Change Manager to handle the changes.For information on the Change Manager, see "Updating Inspection Plans with the Change Manager".

The software only reloads the CAD model if the original .plancad file is modified.

3. Use the Import dialog box, and navigate to the folder that contains the file to import. Then select the file.

4. Click Import to import the CAD file.

You cannot have circular references to .cad files. These result in error messages. For example, an error would occur if you created an inspection plan, imported an IGES file, saved the inspection plan, and then later attempted to import its own .cad file.

Once imported, you can use the View | CAD Info menu option to view information about a CAD element and display the file path for the referenced CAD file.

Be aware that modifications made to the CAD model - either the original CAD model or a referenced CAD model - are made to all other inspection plans based on that CAD model. For example, if you make changes to the original CAD model, any models referenced from the original are also changed. Conversely, if you make changes to a referenced model, then the original model also has the same changes made.